[h1]Retailers peddle padded bras for girls[/h1]BREAST-enhancing padded bras for girls as young as six are being sold in Victorian shops.[/p] Childhood experts have warned parents they could be baiting pedophiles by dressing their young girls as raunchy women. [/p] Tiny matching lingerie sets of lacy bras and knickers in many children's brands including [em]Bratz, Saddle Club[/em] and [em]Barbie[/em], have hit the shelves aimed at girls who are barely old enough for school. [/p] [em]The Herald Sun[/em] last week revealed the latest Bratz Babyz range included sexually provocative baby dolls dressed in leather and lingerie. [/p] The padded [em]Bratz "bralettes"[/em] were among more than 30 different junior bra styles starting at size six on sale at a city Target store visited by the [em]Herald Sun [/em]yesterday. [/p] The Australian Family Association warned parents against sexualising their children. "We have a growing problem with pedophilia and people viewing children as sex objects," spokeswoman Angela Conway said. [/p] "Children do not need these products and I am appalled. It is more than bad taste. The sexual portrayal of children in this country is illegal and these products are pandering to just that." [/p] Australian Childhood Foundation CEO Dr Joe Tucci said padded bras were "the most ridiculous piece of clothing a parent could buy". [/p] [em]Bratz [/em]distributor Funtastic defended the range. "The idea of the padding is for girls to be discreet as they develop," a spokeswoman said.[/p][span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"](Boy, talk about rationalizing your bullshit, this is off the f*cking scale. -tb)[/span]
[/p] "It is more about hiding what you have got than showing it off. It is certainly not there to make children look like they have breasts." [/p] [span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"](Riiiiiiight, that's why they're padded.....because they don't want to make it look like they have breasts. Uh-huh, sure, I get it. -tb)[/span][/p]Target also stood by the underwear range. It provided "fashionable items that give girls modesty and style as they go through development changes", a spokeswoman said.[/p][span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"]("Modesty" would not include making it look like a six-year old girl look like she has breasts. I have news for you: six-year old girls don't need to worry about the size of their breasts, okay? -tb)[/span] [/p]
